Bed for invalids.



VTNO. 760,755.1

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; CHARLES! GQRADQLIF, eliminaron; MISSOURI. I.

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` .ippneaspnznieasepvente@28,1903. sensinalvasvzy iiqlipele1.)l l i l To callan/wml itmcttzi/fcocerme I l* u Be it known that I, CHARLES Gr. RADGLLFF, a citizen of thel United States, residing :at Carthage, in the-countyvofA Jasper and State of Missouri, have -invented certain new andV useful Improvementsin Beds for Invahds, .o f,y

which the ,following 'is 'a,slneci ication., f g 4 'Persons confined to bed by sickness orA otherl affliction necessitating quiet to effect convalescence and 'ease arev not infrequently sorely tried and their ailmentaggravated bythe use'l of the7 ordinary bedpan when'required;

In accordance with this inventionitislnot necessary to disturb thepatient when relief is desired, as the vessel maybeplacedjin position beneath the invalid and removed after use without having to move the person in the slightest degree to cause pain or discomfort.

This invention provides the mattress with an oblong opening, a mattress-plug of corresponding size and shape to fill the opening, and a vessel having an outer iange at its upper edge to support the vessel-in the opening after the plug has been removed. The oblong opening extends crosswise of the bed, and the patient 'is positioned upon the bed to ,extend across one end of 'the oblong opening, thereby admitting of the mattress-plug being-removed through the exposed end of the open? ing and the vessel being placed in position and then slid beneath the invalid.

The invention further lconsists of a vessel of oblong form adapted to be slipped upward into the opening of the mattress and given av one-quarter turn to engage its flange at opposite ends with the mattress at points corre- .spondingto the minor axis of the opening therein.

The invention further consists ofmeans for reinforcing the mattress at the openlng, so as to resist the perpendicular pressure at this point.

For a full description of the linvention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of'construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to. the following description and drawings,

hereto attached. l While the essential and characteristic features of the inven tion are susceptible of` modiv being removed and the vessel inplace. 2 -is a plan view of a modification. Fig. 3 is asection-.on theline X Xvof Fig. 2. Fig. 4

fication, ,still the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in thepaccompanying drawings, injwh'ich-j i Figure .l isa perspective view of amattress embodying the invention, the mattress-plug Fig.`

is a perspective view of the mattress-plug confy f d structed for use-inconnection with the form. illustratedin Fig..2. .i-Fig.v 5 is adetail sec'-, tion`n ofy the constructionshown` in Fi'g.2, Athe -vessel beingreplaced -by-the mattressplug.

. Corresponding, and like-parts'arei referred to,V in the following-,description land indicated, in all theviews of the drawings bythe same reference characters.

placed in position without disturbing the pa-` tient and also provides for placing the vessel 4 in position without causing inconvenience or ill results. After the mattress-plug 3 has been removed the vessel 4 is inserted into the exposed end of the'opening 2 and moved along said opening to proper position, being supported by means of the outer ange 5 at its upper end.

In the construction shown in Fig. 2 andthe detail views thereof the opening in the mattress is of elliptical form and the-vessel is of corresponding shape and of a size to admit of its upper iianged end passing comfortably through the opening, after which the vessel may be given a one-quarter turn to cause the ilange at opposite ends in line with the major axis to engage Ywith the sides of the opening at diametrioally opposite points corresponding to the minor axis, this being illustrated most clearly in Fig. 2. In this construction the ves- IOO . sel is inserted and removed from below the mattress. A reinforcement 6 surrounds the opening and is stitched to the side of the mattress and is stiifened at its inner edge by means of a wire 7 or like stay.

The mattress-plug 3 is provided at its lower end with a plate 8, which projects a short distance beyond the sides of the plug to underlap the portion of the mattress bordering upon the opening 2, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 5, thereby supporting the mattress against perpendicular pressure. The projecting portion of the plate 8 is notched, as shown at 9, to receive cords or tapes 10, which are attached at their upper ends to the reinforcement 6 and pass through the opening 2 and adapted to be tied ina bow-knot beneath the plate 8, so as to support the plug 3, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 5. The advantage of reinforcing the mattress at the opening is evident when it is remembered that the greatest pressure is required to be sustained at this point.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. In combination, a mattress provided with an oblong opening, a vessel having an outer iiangeand of corresponding shape to the opening adapted to pass therethrough and to receive a one-quarter turn to cause said flange to yengage with the mattress at opposite sides of the opening and hold the vessel in suspension, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination, amattress provided with an opening adapted to receive a vessel, a reinforcement surrounding the opening at its upper end and secured to the mattress, a plug for closing said opening, and securing means attached to the reinforcement and passed through the opening and adapted to be tied beneath the plug for supporting the same, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination, amattress provided with an opening, areinforcement applied to the upper side of the mattress and surrounding the opening, a plug for closing the opening, a plate secured to the plug and having an edge portion projected beyond the sides of the plug to underlap the portion of the mattress bordering-upon the opening, and securing means attached to said reinforcement and passed through the opening of the mattress and adapted to hold the plug in place, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES e. imiictirr. [1.. s]

Witnesses:

W. A. TURNER, L. V. Curr. 

